Catherine the Great
Subtitle: an enlightened empress
By: [concept and co-organization of the exhibition, National Museums Scotland and State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg ; curator of the exhibition, V. Fedorov ; catalogue, G. Vilinbakhov ; catalogue chapters written by V. Fedorov [and others]]
Contributors: National Museums of Scotland; Gosudarstvennyĭ Ėrmitazh (Russia)
Publisher: NMS Enterprises
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Edinburgh
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9781905267682; 9781905267743
Subjects: Exhibitions; Art collections; Art patronage; Art; Private collections; Gosudarstvennyĭ Ėrmitazh (Russia)
Notes: Published to accompany the exhibition of the same name held at the National Museum of Scotland, July 13-Oct. 21, 2012.

At head of title: National Museums Scotland.

"Ownership of the exhibits . The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg"--Colophon.

"The year 2012 is the 250th anniversary of the year Catherine ascended to the throne. ... The 600 items in the exhibition enable us to explore and understand Catherine's personal and family life, her links with intellectuals of the day, the spectacular victories of her military commanders, and her outstanding achievements as a builder, patron and collector. For many people, this exhibition will offer a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see dozens of the finest items produced by the Imperial Porcelain Factory, the Tula Armouries and other Russian factories and workshops. Catherine's enormous collection of over 3000 paintings and 10,000 engraved gemstones is also well represented in the exhibition, with splendid paintings and some of her very finest cameos and intaglios."--Page ix.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Foreword / Gordon Rintoul; title: The lessons of Catherine / Mikhail Piotrovsky; title: Catherine the Great / Vyacheslav Fedorov; title: "The glory of Russia is my glory" / Yury Efimov; title: Two pastimes of Catherine II: collecting and building / Sergei Androsov; title: Painting and sculpture during the reign of Catherine the Great / Yuri Gudimenko; title: Catherine the Great's collection of paintings: the purchase of old masters and the acquisition of contemporary works of art / Maria Garlova; title: "Flourishing industries" during the reign of Catherine II / Natalya Guseva; title: Catherine the Great and European decorative art / Tamara Rappe; title: Scots in the service of Catherine the Great / Anthony Cross; title: Exhibition catalogue; title: Further reading.